Lemon Cake in a Mug

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• Sauce:
• 3 tablespoons white sugar (optional)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice (optional)

Directions

Combine flour, 1/4 cup white sugar, and baking powder together in a mug. Add egg, vegetable oil, water, and 1 tablespoon lemon juice; stir until well mixed.

Cook in the microwave on high until cake is cooked through, 2 1/2 to 3 minutes. Remove from microwave and cool.

Mix 3 tablespoons white sugar and 1 tablespoon lemon juice together in a microwave-safe bowl until smooth; cook in microwave until sauce is bubbling, about 30 seconds. Pour sauce over cake.